What is signal-driven outbound?

A system that targets accounts based on real buying signals (funding rounds, hiring surges, tech adoption) rather than static lists. Scoring criteria determine which accounts receive outreach and at what priority.

How long does it take to set up an outbound system?

A typical outbound system takes 2 to 4 weeks from audit to launch. This includes account sourcing, enrichment setup, ICP scoring, sequence generation, and campaign configuration.

What tools are used in the outbound stack?

The core stack includes Clay for enrichment and scoring, Smartlead for email delivery, HeyReach for LinkedIn outreach, and a CRM (HubSpot or Salesforce) for pipeline tracking.

What reply rates can outbound automation produce?

Signal-based outbound with per-contact personalization consistently produces 3 to 6% reply rates. Template-based outbound typically lands at 0.5 to 1%.

Do we own the outbound system after handoff?

Yes. Everything is built in your accounts: your Clay workspace, your Smartlead instance, your CRM. Full documentation and training included.

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Outbound Systems

Signal-driven prospecting that fills your pipeline.

Signal-driven outbound is a prospecting system that targets accounts based on real buying signals rather than static lists. We engineer outbound systems that find the right accounts, score them against your ICP, personalize outreach across email and LinkedIn, and classify replies automatically. No more manual prospecting. No more generic templates.

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What problems does this solve?

Sound familiar? These are the patterns we see in every engagement.

✕SDRs spending 60% of their time building lists instead of selling, your highest-cost resource doing your lowest-value work

✕Generic cold emails getting 0.5% reply rates, burning your domain reputation with every campaign

✕No signal-based targeting, contacting companies 6 months too early or 3 months after they chose a competitor

✕Disconnected tools: Clay data never reaches your CRM, Smartlead replies sit unclassified, LinkedIn outreach runs in a silo

✕No visibility into what's working: reply data in Smartlead, opens in HubSpot, LinkedIn responses in HeyReach, never in one place

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How We Build & Activate Your Outbound Engine

From raw account lists to qualified meetings, fully automated

Source Accounts

Pull from your CRM, CSV imports, or Clay lookalike audiences matching your ICP criteria

CRM DataLookalikesCSV Import

Clay

Apollo

Enrich & Research

Claygent Research Agent waterfalls across 4+ providers: headcount, funding, tech stack, hiring signals

HeadcountFundingTech StackHiring Signals

Clay

Apify

Score & Qualify

Apply disqualifiers, ICP scoring, and tier into A/B/C/D. Only qualified accounts proceed to outreach.

ICP ScoreDisqualifiersSignal Scoring

AI Sequences

Claygent AI writes hyper-personalized 5-step email + 3-step LinkedIn sequences from each prospect's context

5-Step Email3-Step LinkedIn

OpenAI

Launch Outbound

Push to Smartlead (email) and HeyReach (LinkedIn) with coordinated multi-channel timing

Smartlead

HeyReach

Monitor & Route

Webhooks push replies to Clay, Slack, and CRM. AI classifies intent (interested, not now, unsubscribe) and routes accordingly.

Reply ClassificationCRM Sync

HubSpot

Slack

What do you get?

✓Clay enrichment waterfall (4+ data providers)

✓ICP scoring model with A/B/C/D tiering

✓Contact verification pipeline (email + phone)

✓AI-generated multi-channel sequences

✓Smartlead + HeyReach campaign setup

✓AI reply classification and CRM routing

✓Weekly campaign analytics dashboard

✓Full documentation and handoff

Tools We Use

Clay

Smartlead

HeyReach

Apollo

n8n

HubSpot

Where does this work?

Target Account Expansion

Your best deal just closed. Within 3 minutes, our system finds 50 lookalike companies by industry, headcount, and tech stack, enriches decision-maker contacts, generates personalized sequences, and launches campaigns. No SDR touched a spreadsheet.

Stalled Lead Re-engagement

That CRM graveyard of leads that went cold? We re-qualify them against fresh ICP criteria, check for new buying signals (funding, hiring, tech changes), and launch personalized re-engagement. Deals don't die. They need the right timing.

Event Lead Activation

Conferences generate badge scans, not pipeline. We extract attendees, enrich their work emails (not personal), verify deliverability, and launch targeted outbound within 48 hours of the event, while your brand is still top of mind.

Referral Network Mining

Your team's LinkedIn networks are untapped pipeline. We map connections at target accounts, identify warm introduction paths, and surface buying signals from second-degree contacts, turning relationships into qualified meetings.

Client Deployments

B2B SaaS, fintech, and professional services

Clay Tables Built

Enrichment, scoring, and sequence generation

0-6%

Avg Reply Rate

vs. 0.5-1% industry average

After seeing the outbound system in action

“

Thanks a lot for sending these videos over, this is some really powerful stuff! It's great to see it in action, so many possibilities.”

Client Stakeholder

Hospitality Revenue Platform

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